Event Details

Online tickets for COSI's Free Teacher Resource Fair and Optional SciGirls Teacher Workshops are no longer available, however, walk-up registration WILL be available on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 begining at 10am. Please visit the COSI Box Office for admission to the Teacher Resource Fair. Please visit the SciGirls table inside the vendor hall for SciGirls Teacher Workshop registration. Thank you!

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Free COSI Teacher Resource Fair

Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 10am-2pm | For All Grades | Free!

Visit COSI's classic exhibitions and meet representatives from your favorite Ohio organizations that support teachers. Includes free general admission to COSI for teachers, plus a free movie on COSI’s Extreme Screen, fun freebies, door prizes, and lots more! See photos from last year's Teacher Resource Fair!

This free event is EXCLUSIVELY for formal teachers, non-formal teachers, and afterschool educators. Teacher attendees must present a valid school ID, copy of a valid teaching certificate, school pay stub, or other proof of teacher status at check-in. Additional non-teacher guests must purchase COSI admission at the Box Office. Admission to COSI's ADVENTURE exhibition or MYTHBUSTERS: THE EXPLOSIVE EXHIBITION is not included but may be purchased at the COSI Box Office.

Homeschool educators may attend with proof of homeschool status, such as a letter from their school district confirming their homeschool status, or a valid membership card to a known homeschool association. Additional guests must purchase COSI admission at the Box Office. One homeschool educator admitted free per homeschool family.

Please note there is a $5 per-car parking fee in the lots surounding COSI. Please bring your parking ticket into COSI with you for validation.

Same-Day Special Teacher Workshop !Infusing Equity with the SciGirls Seven

The Emmy Award-winning PBS Kids television series, SciGirls, features groups of middle school girls modeling authentic approaches to inquiry-based science and engineering projects. The SciGirls television series, website, and outreach initiatives emphasize current research on strategies proven to increase girls’ engagement in STEM.

This teacher workshop will demonstrate these strategies and encourage all in attendance to share their own experiences and discuss best practices. Participants will receive a SciGirls Seven pocket postcard and gain awareness of resources for girls, parents, and educators.

$15 per person. Includes box lunch and beverage. This workshop lasts one hour.

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Online tickets for COSI's Free Teacher Resource Fair and Optional SciGirls Teacher Workshops are no longer available, however, walk-up registration WILL be available on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 begining at 10am. Please visit the COSI Box Office for admission to the Teacher Resource Fair. Please visit the SciGirls table inside the vendor hall for SciGirls Teacher Workshop registration. Thank you!

When & Where

COSI
333 W Broad St
Columbus,
OH 43215

Tuesday, August 6, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (EDT)

Organizer

COSI

COSI, Columbus, Ohio's dynamic Center of Science and Industry, inspires the scientists, dreamers, and innovators of tomorrow. Opened in 1964 at Memorial Hall in downtown Columbus, COSI moved in 1999 to a new 320,000-square-foot home designed by internationally-renowned architect Arata Isozaki, creating one of the largest modern-built science centers in the United States. COSI continues to represent a significant investment in the economic development and community revitalization of downtown Columbus.